I received a comment recently: “It’s so nice to see a glimpse of what your kids eat. Can you share more?” I thought a Kids Eat Real Food (haha KERF!) would make a good blog post. When planning meals, I try to include a mix of different food groups / macronutrients and pick 3-4 different foods creating a mix of proteins, fats, fruit/veg, whole grains, dairy, nuts. I don’t get all of those ...
The highlight of our weekend was going to the UVA football game - a big win over Florida State! Thomas's friend Josh gave us their great seats while they were at the beach. We left our boys with Nona, who took great care of them and spent the night since we'd be out late. I got SO many comments from other fans on my "I Married Into This" shirt!! First, We Tailgated T's friend organized a ...
Yesterday Birch stood for a second! Just one hot second, but still - he's taking the steps to walking! Moms On The Patio I hosted a little gathering for our bus stop moms on the patio. We never get to actually talk because the decibel level of children's voices is usually maxed out when we're together at the bus stop, neighborhood gatherings or school events. It was great to relax and talk over ...
We all have clutter zones in our house that seem to accumulate things while we sleep. Here are some tips for managing the clutter. One would think you could organize your entire house from top to bottom - ONCE - and then just live happily in order forever. You find a place for everything and that's that. While there are some areas of my house where this rings true, most areas tend to ...
How often do you feel hungry? 3 times a day? Rarely? Never? Do you always have an “emergency bar” in your purse? Do you eat every 3 hours so you’ll never get hungry? Many of us avoid feeling hungry at all costs, perhaps with the fear that we will overeat as a consequence. Maybe fearing hunger is a learned behavior from dieting, or maybe it’s a leftover instinct passed down from our ancestors who ...
Always dream big! I had to share these exciting finds with you... If you have a body.... Listen to these podcasts. I love EVE-RY-THING Brooke Castillo. She is just amazing. She will teach you how your mind creates all of your thoughts and emotions and you can change that for the better! These podcast episodes were so great. The first two about weight loss and eating and last about experiencing ...
Happy Golden Birthday Mazen! He turned 7 on the 7th and had a super fun packed weekend full of gifts and parties! It's so hard to believe he was this small...and that SEVEN whole years have passed by! Friday Date On Friday night Matt and Katie took Mazen out for a special pre-birthday dinner (to the Melting Pot which was fun!) and so Grammie and Pea played with Birch while Thomas and I ...
Good morning and happy Friday!! We have a big weekend ahead with Mazen's golden birthday: 7 on the 7th! Grammie + Pea are coming to town, I'm taking popsicles to his class today, we have his friend party on Saturday and a family dinner party on Saturday night to a fun place Mazen hasn't been to before! Any guesses!? Hidden Toys Little boy wants to be a big 7 year old so badly! He loves ...
Here we are at 10 months old! Birch is nursing four times a day: First thing in the morning (his favorite) After morning nap around 11/12 After afternoon nap around 4 (his second favorite) At bedtime (his least favorite) New Freedom To Leave Lately being able to go from 6:30am to noon-ish without nursing has given me a new urge to get out of the house in the mornings without a ...
Here's our technique for making great grilled pizza at home on a gas grill and pizza stone! I've gotten so many requests for this how-to, and I finally took some photos the last time we had a pizza night! The Crust We buy our dough from Whole Foods pre-made. It saves time and is delicious! (You can obviously make it from scratch as well.) Start by covering the cutting board with lots of ...
